DANNYBRIAN

▲ DOCUMENTARY REEL

Documentaries need soundtracks that provide color and momentum without getting in the way. Stock tracks sacrifice originality, flexibility, and a unifying sound palette. This reel features sketches for a contemporary documentary taking place in a large city on a cold winter. My movie workflow uses Final Cut Pro to give filmmakers precision and flexibility with the soundtrack.

▲ GAMES REEL

Games soundtracks have imitated tired movie music for too long. My game music aims to change that with heavy atmosphere, a liberal mix of acoustic and designed electronic instruments, and dynamic layering to enable real-time triggering of sounds and themes. Logic Pro forms the basis of my studio, with world-class sound libraries, plugins, and mics.

▲ DRAMA REEL

Dramatic movies require scores that deliver emotional context, and that is difficult to accomplish with a light touch. Heavy orchestral scores cost money, and electronic substitutes are usually poor. Smaller budgets need to work with simpler music, or risk sounding cheap. Yes, I can do that.

As a classically educated composer and student of movie music, I bring a perspective to your project which stock tracks and genre performers cannot match. I take pride in the craft, and in my ability to translate another's vision to a moving soundtrack.

Great music does more than complement a movie or game. It enables the experience to last long after your audience and work part ways. When music evokes the emotions you labor to create — even after the fact — you have succeeded to change people.